Duane Neal is a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy who has served onboard warships as an Aegis combat systems officer, and specializes in missile defense.  He has worked for U.S. Strategic Command, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and has published in Missile Defense Review.  LCDR Neal holds a M.S. in Military Studies from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College and a B.S. in Naval Architecture from the U.S. Naval Academy. He tweets at @IAMDSystems